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Posted inNews

Oak Park man steps up to the plate, revives Bat A Ball

by Michael Romain May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

In 2001, the Chicago Tribune interviewed Kevin Sherrod, a former Proviso East High School baseball player, while hitting balls with his 8-year-old daughter, Araina, at the Bat A Ball Batting Range, 1425 N. 1st Ave. in Melrose Park. At the time, the Tribune reported that places like Bat A Ball “once dotted the area but […]

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OPRF girls race to sectional title, advance 10 to state

by Bill Stone May 18, 2022May 18, 2022
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Garland’s double in discus, shot lifts OPRF to 2nd at WSC-Silver

by Bill Stone and Melvin Tate May 12, 2022May 10, 2022
Posted inOpinion

‘They tell me you are wicked’ …

by Michael Romain April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

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